Proverbs 21:13

He also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. — Because he showed no mercy. (Comp. Matthew 5:7; Matthew 18:30; James 2:13.)

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 7:57 ; Deuteronomy 15:7-11 ; Isaiah 1:15-17 ; Isaiah 58:6-9 ; James 2:13-16 ; Jeremiah 34:16 ; Jeremiah 34:17 ; Luke 13:25 ; Matthew 18...

¹³ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 21:13

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 21:13